Platoon Quizzes & Trivia

Ever wondered what it was like to be a soldier? What about in a war as discussed and debated as the Vietnam War? In the movie, Platoon (1986), you are able to do just that. Directed by the respected Oliver Stone and stars actors such as William Defoe and (a young) Charlie Sheen, the movie is brutally raw in its depiction of war and its horrors. Perhaps most significantly, it illustrates how combat changes a person.

Think you can handle some questions on this film? Who are Barnes and Grodin? What is the moral crisis in the film? What battle is really being fought? Who is truly the villain in war? Is there even one? Grapple with these questions and more in our quizzes.